Letlhakane

Letlhakane is an urban village in the Central District of Botswana.The village has a population of approximately 22’000 as at 2022 Population Census counting. Letlhakane serves as the headquarters of the Boteti sub-district council. It is considered the second most central village in Botswana after Serowe, connecting the upper Northern, Eastern areas as well as the Western areas of the country.

The people of Letlhakane pride themselves in coming from an area that is known for having good farming & agricultural land as well as being mineral-rich. It is for this reason we see most of the population being assertive about their farmer identity. The native population of the village is mostly people of Khoe/San, Khurutshe & Kalanga backgrounds, and the same can be said for majority of the district. There are however other notable populations of people from other backgrounds, the likes of Basarwa,BaNgwato,Bayei,Basubiya and also the Baherero people.

The village acts as a district headquarters and it is for that reason access to basic services like schools, clinics, hospitals, shops, administrative centres, Tribal Admin Authorities is easier in this village. The village also boasts an urbanised population, mostly due to the fact that it is the closest place to Orapa town in the Central District of Botswana.

The village boasts of Primary schools, Community Junior Secondary Schools, a Senior Secondary School(LSSS), as well as Vocational Training Centers. Other noticeable places in the village include District Council offices, Water Affairs offices, BPC among others. There is also a huge number of outlets with a variety of products they sell, from clothing to agricultural products as well as hardware products.

Location
It is located south of Mmatshumo and the population of the village was 22,911 in 2011 census.

Within 15–20 km of Letlhakane are four diamond mines. Three of the mines are operated by Debswana: Letlhakane mine in south-east, Orapa in north-west and Damtshaa in north. The other is operated by Boteti Mining (Karowe diamond mine) located in the south-west of the village. Boteti Mining is owned by Lucara Diamonds

The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Letlhakane Prison.

Education
Letlhakane is home to one (1) senior secondary school; Letlhakane Senior Secondary School. The two junior schools found in Letlhakane are Ditsweletse Community Junior Secondary School and Motsumi Community Junior Secondary School. There are five (5) primary schools in Letlhakane, namely, Mokane Primary School, Letlhakane Primary School, Retlhatloleng Primary School, Seaseole Primary School and Supang Memorial Primary School.